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Evaluation of glycemic control among Type 2 diabetic patients in the first visit after COVID-19 lockdown, Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic causes significant morbidities and mortalities. Lockdown is applied worldwide to counteract the spread of the disease. These circumstances limit diabetic patients from hospital visits and follow-ups. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate glycemic control for...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9810912/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36618131 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_192_22 |
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author | Alsaedi, Jumanah A. Alfadhly, Abdulaziz F. |
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description | BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic causes significant morbidities and mortalities. Lockdown is applied worldwide to counteract the spread of the disease. These circumstances limit diabetic patients from hospital visits and follow-ups. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate glycemic control for type 2 diabetic patients in the first visit after COVID-19 lockdown and to study the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on glycemic control. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif city, Western Saudi Arabia. It included type 2 diabetic patients of both genders aged over 20 years that were assigned to follow-up in the diabetic center. Data were collected from patients’ medical records using a simple random technique. It included patients` gender, age group, body mass index, and three glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) readings for each year (2018–2019) and one HbA1C reading upon the first visit after COVID-19 lockdown. HbA1c level was treated as a continuous variable. RESULTS: The study included 420 diabetic patients. Females represented 51% of them, and more than a third (39.8%) were aged 60 years and over. The majority of them were either overweight (29.3%) or obese (61.2%). There was an increase in the overall level of HbA1c after curfew (8.72 ± 1.73) than before it (8.58 ± 1.72). However, the difference did not reach a statistically significant level, P = 0.056. Among females, the level of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was statistically and significantly higher after curfew than before it (8.71 ± 1.82 vs. 8.43 ± 1.71), P = 0.005. Also, among obese subjects, the level of hemoglobin A1c was statistically and significantly higher after curfew than before it (8.55 ± 1.74 vs. 8.34 ± 1.63), P = 0.034. CONCLUSION: There was a relative increase in the level of HbA1c after the lockdown during COVID-19, indicating poorer glycemic control; this impact was more obvious among female and obese type 2 diabetic patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-98109122023-01-05 Evaluation of glycemic control among Type 2 diabetic patients in the first visit after COVID-19 lockdown, Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia Alsaedi, Jumanah A. Alfadhly, Abdulaziz F. J Family Med Prim Care Original Article BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic causes significant morbidities and mortalities. Lockdown is applied worldwide to counteract the spread of the disease. These circumstances limit diabetic patients from hospital visits and follow-ups. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate glycemic control for type 2 diabetic patients in the first visit after COVID-19 lockdown and to study the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on glycemic control. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif city, Western Saudi Arabia. It included type 2 diabetic patients of both genders aged over 20 years that were assigned to follow-up in the diabetic center. Data were collected from patients’ medical records using a simple random technique. It included patients` gender, age group, body mass index, and three glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) readings for each year (2018–2019) and one HbA1C reading upon the first visit after COVID-19 lockdown. HbA1c level was treated as a continuous variable. RESULTS: The study included 420 diabetic patients. Females represented 51% of them, and more than a third (39.8%) were aged 60 years and over. The majority of them were either overweight (29.3%) or obese (61.2%). There was an increase in the overall level of HbA1c after curfew (8.72 ± 1.73) than before it (8.58 ± 1.72). However, the difference did not reach a statistically significant level, P = 0.056. Among females, the level of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) was statistically and significantly higher after curfew than before it (8.71 ± 1.82 vs. 8.43 ± 1.71), P = 0.005. Also, among obese subjects, the level of hemoglobin A1c was statistically and significantly higher after curfew than before it (8.55 ± 1.74 vs. 8.34 ± 1.63), P = 0.034. CONCLUSION: There was a relative increase in the level of HbA1c after the lockdown during COVID-19, indicating poorer glycemic control; this impact was more obvious among female and obese type 2 diabetic patients. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022-10 2022-10-31 /pmc/articles/PMC9810912/ /pubmed/36618131 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_192_22 Text en Copyright: © 2022 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Alsaedi, Jumanah A. Alfadhly, Abdulaziz F. Evaluation of glycemic control among Type 2 diabetic patients in the first visit after COVID-19 lockdown, Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia |
title | Evaluation of glycemic control among Type 2 diabetic patients in the first visit after COVID-19 lockdown, Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia |
title_full | Evaluation of glycemic control among Type 2 diabetic patients in the first visit after COVID-19 lockdown, Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of glycemic control among Type 2 diabetic patients in the first visit after COVID-19 lockdown, Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of glycemic control among Type 2 diabetic patients in the first visit after COVID-19 lockdown, Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia |
title_short | Evaluation of glycemic control among Type 2 diabetic patients in the first visit after COVID-19 lockdown, Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia |
title_sort | evaluation of glycemic control among type 2 diabetic patients in the first visit after covid-19 lockdown, prince mansour military hospital, taif, saudi arabia |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9810912/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36618131 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_192_22 |
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